Tuition, room, and board charges for the 1997-98 academic year were set by the trustees at $28,725. This fee includes $22,200 for tuition, $3,200 for room, and $3,325 for board, and represents a 4.5 percent overall increase from the current fee of $27,500. This is a smaller rate of increase than last year's, which hiked fees 5.4 percent.